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Memphis has landed on a lot of lists over the years, some of them positive, lots of them cringe-inducing for Memphians and many of them based on seemingly arbitrary findings.

Forbes’ Most Miserable Cities list is one that’s particularly drawn the ire of Memphians, including Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. In 2010, when the city was given a prominent spot on the list, Wharton wrote an open letter to Forbes Inc. CEO Steve Forbes in response. “The sun shines here 230 days a year,” he wrote. “Memphis is a city of joy.”

Memphis has landed on a lot of lists over the years, some of them positive, lots of them cringe-inducing for Memphians and many of them based on seemingly arbitrary findings.

Forbes’ Most Miserable Cities list is one that’s particularly drawn the ire of Memphians, including Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. In 2010, when the city was given a prominent spot on the list, Wharton wrote an open letter to Forbes Inc. CEO Steve Forbes in response. “The sun shines here 230 days a year,” he wrote. “Memphis is a city of joy.”

I don’t think there could be any better advice given to both new and veteran business owners than to seek accuracy above all else and to do so continually. What is true for a while may not be true after a while in business. So accuracy is a moving target. And margin for error in small business is small.

Aaron ShaferFounder of Skatelife Memphis; scientist at St. Jude Children’s Research Hosp.Develop and promote a citywide mentoring campaign. We must heavily invest in the positive development of our children. Many of our Memphis children suffer not from a material poverty, but a poverty of healthy relationships and ultimately a poverty of possibility – of reaching their full potential. Each of us has had supportive network of mentors (“the village”) in our lives, be they our parents, teachers or friends, that have come along side of us to build our self-esteem and to help us navigate a path that moves us closer to realizing our potential.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Labeled antibusiness by Republicans and some corporate chiefs, President Barack Obama mounted a campaign to show he wasn't. But his charm offensive has hit a rocky patch.

Business leaders gripe about burdensome new financial and health care regulations, what they see as unfriendly tax policies and vast government spending. They were put off by Obama's harsh depiction of "fat cat bankers" and "reckless practices," a label he applied both to Wall Street and to oil-spill giant BP.

Mayor A C Wharton Jr., who asked Memphians to write letters to Forbes after the magazine ranked the city No. 3 on its “America’s Most Miserable Cities” index, is declining an invitation to talk with the publication’s editor on a Saturday radio broadcast.

Center City Commission officials and the team they hired last week to find a replacement for the Downtown agency’s departing president got down to business Wednesday.

It was their first work session together. And from it came the first look at details of the plan created by executive recruiter Dave Smith – principal of Pittsburgh-based HRS Inc. – who’s leading the search team.

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. has written an open letter to Forbes Inc. CEO Steve Forbes in response to the Forbes magazine ranking of Memphis in the No. 3 spot on its list of America’s most miserable cities.

The state of Tennessee has sold the $1.3 million Midtown home once used to house the chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

The state transferred ownership of the two-story, nearly 6,000-square-foot home near Overton Park to a limited liability company at the end of March for $850,000. That price is about 65 percent of the home’s appraisal.

Minutes after casting votes on the floor of the House of Representatives Tuesday night, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen made his way to a conference call during which he took the political pulse of his district.

Sgt. Jackie Setliff of the Shelby County Sheriffs Office was chosen as Officer of the Year by the Optimist Club. A ceremony honoring Setliff begins at 10 a.m. today in the Sheriffs Conference Room, 201 Poplar Ave., ninth floor...

17. Archived Article: Tech Focus (web$$) - Wednesday, June 16, 1999 Campaigning hits Web waves Campaigning hits Web waves As politicians increasingly use the Internet to communicate with their constituents, they also will benefit from its power as a fund-raiser By KATHLEEN BURT The Daily News As local city races plu...

19. Archived Article: Govt Analys - Friday, August 09, 1996 Politics of Pragmatism Politics of Pragmatism By Berje Yacoubian Special to The Daily News There is nothing he wont say or do in order to get elected president. No, I am not talking about President Bill Clinton, I am talking about Senator Bob Dole o...

20. Archived Article: Govt Analys - Friday, February 16, 1996 02-16 Govt analys All you need to make a president is a gallon of milk and a carton of eggs By MIKE CARPENTER Special to The Daily News Growing up I remember spending my afternoons entranced by television programs like Sesame Street and The Electric...

21. Archived Article: Real Analys - Tuesday, February 13, 1996 01/13 Real analys Flat tax will hurt real estate investors By L. A. WESTLEY Special to The Daily News Even if you think you know enough about the proposed flat tax, prepare yourself for more. The Memphis Area Association of Realtors wants the public...

23. Archived Article: Govt Analys - Friday, December 29, 1995 12/29 Govt analys Presidential Campaigns: The Message By BERJE YACOUBIAN Special to The Daily News A clear and concise message is today more critical in winning the presidency than even the presidential candidate carrying the message. "Its the ...